noun. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision |
noun. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
noun. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric |
noun. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making they finally reached a settlement with the union|they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences|he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure |
noun. an obstruction in a pipe or tube we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
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noun. termination of operations they regretted the closure of the day care center |
verb. terminate debate by calling for a vote debate was closured|cloture the discussion |
